...Alexander Katayev; James K. Fleming Purpose – Traditional quality control materials used for monitoring the clinical laboratory test accuracy might be non-commutable with patient samples and may not detect systematic errors. The aim of this paper is to describe a method to monitor inter...

... of quality control regarding the medical and administrative processes are assessed (such as efficiency), and solutions are sought. Computerized system‐based design and re‐allocation of human and medical resources were implemented according to the capacities and limitations of the medical system. A reduction...

... areas in which quality should be investigated in greater depth by using detailed clinical information (Iezzoni, 1997). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Patient safety Clinical risk management Adverse events Medical management Quality control Within the framework of health...

... care. Quality control Recruitment agencies Performance management Education Following the evaluation of technical soldiers' performances (both knowledge and skills) by questionnaires, observations and oral discussion with each technician soldier, the technician soldiers were instructed...

...Yoram Chaiter; Yossy Machluf; Avinoam Pirogovsky; Elio Palma; Avi Yona; Tamar Shohat; Amir Yitzak; Orna Tal; Nachman Ash Purpose The paper aims to focus on a unique quality control system that was set up ten years ago to evaluate Medical Classification Committee decision‐making processes...

... Quality control Patient care Spain The purpose of drug therapy is to obtain better clinical outcomes that improve patients' quality of life, guaranteeing minimal risk (Hepler and Strand, 1990). The Hippocratic principle primum non nocere implicitly shows that medical practice can have...

... provider again, could be an important link to more distal phenomena such as general health status. Patients Customer satisfaction Quality control Sweden Data collection was part of the region's ordinary quality assessment work. All participants were treated in accordance with human...

...Jo Lamb-White Keywords: Mental health services, Equality, Quality control Global experts and stakeholders in mental health, law and human rights collaborate in a landmark publication. Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) is giving countries an important new legal tool to help...

...’ anticoagulation control lies between these extremes. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Blood Drugs Outpatients Auditing Quality control Venous and arterial thromboembolism are common causes of morbidity and mortality. The incidence of arterial thromboembolism increases in the more...

... the outcomes of Qual A Sess in care homes in both countries, by focusing on the data available about the action plans generated by the Qual A Sess process, and suggests that standardization of quality indicators may be inappropriate in the context of local differences. Quality Quality improvement Quality...

... 1993 AUTHORITY MONITORING QUALITY CONTROL 24 IJHCQA 6,3 Discussion of a quality monitoring approach and subsequent developments. Purchasing Quality: The South Lincolnshire Approach MikeBurch International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 6 No. 3, 1993, pp. 24-32. © MCB...

... into reality. © MCB UP Limited 1991 QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY MANAGEMENT CORPORATE CULTURE HEALTH CARE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE 4 IJHCQA 4,2 T h e personal service message is about empowering and trusting staff to make changes for the better. Personalising the Service Quality in Action Bruce...

...Peggy Jessome Some of the problems associated with present quality assurance programmes in Canada are discussed, the principles, techniques and supporting factors involved in total quality control examined, and a model proposed for adapting this approach to meet the needs of health care...